Good Morning Britain was forced off air on Tuesday morning after a fire broke out at ITV's London studios. The London Fire Brigade confirmed that the blaze started in the post room on the first floor of the office block at the television centre on the South Bank.
Around 50 people were evacuated from the building as firefighters tackled the small fire, which has since been extinguished. Four fire engines and 21 firefighters attended the scene, with the brigade called just before 07:00 GMT. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
ITV replaced the live broadcast with a pre-recorded version of Good Morning Britain, followed by an episode of Dinner Date at 07:30. The show remained off air until the Lorraine programme began as scheduled at 08:30.
Presenters Kate Garraway, Ben Shephard, and Ranvir Singh were among those evacuated. In a video posted on Twitter, Garraway said: 'We're all outside, the building has been evacuated. The fire service are here now so we're not too worried, but who knows when we'll actually get back on air.'
This is not the first time Good Morning Britain has been disrupted by a fire. Last August, the show was taken off air after a fuse box overheated on the third floor, where the programme is filmed.
